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@@ -1041,6 +1041,18 @@ This tactical is useful with tactics such as \texttt{omega} or
the user can avoid the explosion at time of the \texttt{Save} command
without having to cut manually the proof in smaller lemmas.
+It may be useful to generate lemmas minimal w.r.t. the assumptions they depend
+on. This can be obtained thanks to the option below.
+
+\begin{quote}
+\optindex{Shrink Abstract}
+{\tt Set Shrink Abstract}
+\end{quote}
+
+When set, all lemmas generated through \texttt{abstract {\tacexpr}} are
+quantified only over the variables that appear in the term constructed by
+\texttt{\tacexpr}.
+
\begin{Variants}
\item \texttt{abstract {\tacexpr} using {\ident}}.\\
Give explicitly the name of the auxiliary lemma.
@@ -1089,7 +1101,7 @@ using the syntax:
{\tt Ltac} {\qualid} {\ident}$_1$ ... {\ident}$_n$ {\tt ::=}
{\tacexpr}
\end{quote}
-A previous definition of \qualid must exist in the environment.
+A previous definition of {\qualid} must exist in the environment.
The new definition will always be used instead of the old one and
it goes accross module boundaries.